The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-26
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into more direct contact with the air.
A French horticulturist, M. Noble,
has found that the seeds of the finest
variety OF grapes germinate more quickly
than those of commoner sorts, and that
seeds fresh from the fruit germinate bet
ter than those which have been dried.
Of the varieties of ducks the Pekin
stand confinement best, but they are not
as tame as the common kinds. They
grow very large. often reaching eight or
nine pounds each, and yield feathers of
white color and equal to those of the
goose.
The nearer the free ing point the Gel
lar can be maintained without actually
endungering the stored fruit the better
for apples. Heat and light do more dam
age than cold. Alternate fr. ezing and
thawing will soon destroy fruit and veg
etables.
An exchange advises planting peach
trees closely, not over twelve to four
teen feet apart, and cutting back strong
and putting only planted crops among
them for q year or two, and then giving
the ground to the orchard, keeping it
we'll cultivated.
The cherry is about the only fruit tree
which can be recommended for shade in
pasture along roadsides, as the hardy va
ricties of cherries are not affected by the
tramp;ng of stock or passing of vehicles,
which would prove injurious to most
other fruit trees.
Those who fed their cows literally
during the drouth, are now reap!ng the
benefits. Cows that are permitted to
run down in milk are exceedingly hard
to get back to q good flow. In most in
stances, however good the feed and how
much the quantity, the COWS will not re-
gain what has been lost
A. North Carolina farmer has silo
built on top of the ground of heavy
plank. 1t has double walls four inches
apart, filled with earth to exclude the air.
Th, ensilage is covered with boards and
the boards covered with earth, IN ordi-
nary roof keeping off the rain. 1t is
13x16 feet, and cost only $50.
Orchards may be pruned at any time
from the present until the b ids begin to
swell, but the earlier the work is done
the better. Grape vines may also be
pruned now and should be. lest the work
be deferred too late. In the early spring
the vines will bleed too much and for
this reason it is best not to delay this
work.
Flour of sulphur is the great remedy
employed in Canada to check mildew on
grape vines, but the National Agricul-
tural Society of France, in its session of
few weeks ago, brought into promi-
nencc another remedy, which NJ. Pasteur
says is so effectual that the inventor
should be discovered if possible, and
suitable reward conferred upon him.
The remedy is mixture of milk and
lime and sulphate of copper.
Iron is an important part of the blood,
giving its red color, but this does not
necessitate taking solutions of iron for
health. All we'll developed vegetation
contains some iron. 1t is the coloring
matter of green leaves In soils from
which every trace of iron has been re:
moved seeds will germinate, but they will
be white. Pouring solution of copperas
or sulphate of iron on the soil will change
the leaves to q dark green color.
A cross of the Dorking and light Brah-
ma makes excellent capons. They should
be hatched as early as possible and kept
until full grown. The best time to sell
is in February and March, during which
periods the prices are often as high as
fifty cents per pound, while choice capons
will weigh from twelve to fourteen
pounds each. The proper crosses should
be used in order to produce large capons.
Leghorns, Hamburgs, black Spanish and
other small breeds are worthless as ca
pons. Only the large breeds should be
used.
Without doubt the greatest and most
common loss in team management is from
keeping poor horses unable at any time
to do full days work. 1t is the most
difficult thing possible for many farmers
to get the idea into their heads that a
horse capable of doing but little is value
less. An old, worn out horse will always
sell for something, no matter how poor
he may be, and always for greater price
in proportion to his value when most
worthless. For farm purposes, with the
dear wages now paid to farm help, it
does not require much reduction from a
full days team work each day to make
up the value of frst-clas, team in every
respect.
If possible celery should be stored in
the soil where the crop grew, for it is
found to do better stored here than in
other, and different soil. For family
use, it would be an advantage if it could
by sufficiently protected just where it
grew, over digging and packing away
elsewhere. And this can easily be done
by setting up boards along and two feet
from the row, and filling in the space
between with leaves, or other litter, to
keep out the frost. Then it CAN be taken
up from one end as wanted, always re-
turning a good coat here, each time some
is dug In storing large quantities, it
will be better to bring it within smaller
compass, but the protecting should also
be done, with view to making the eel
cry easy accessible at all times.